that she is Annabel Glick, a representative of the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. Annabel tells Harry that as a result of a loophole in Uncle's will, she is there to try and win the six million dollars for the Dog Home. Harry vows not to relinquish the money to a pack of canines, and Annabel declares war. Vinnie and Rita arrive at Nice Airport, and the desperate Vinnie calls his wife in New Jersey, to explain where he is and why. After a hectic day, Harry, Uncle and the dogged Miss Glick arrive at a glamorous French nightclub. The MC welcomes them and introduces the featured performer, sexy Dominique du Monaco, who turns out to be a special surprise for Harry, courtesy of Uncle Anthony. Dominique pulls Harry and the rest of the audience into her dance routine, but notices that Annabel is not joining in the festivities. In the romantic, couple-filled nightclub, Annabel Glick sits alone. Taking out her knitting, she yearns for what she misses most. Rita La Porta has disguised herself as a maid, and now searches Harry's room at the Hotel de Paris for the heart-shaped box full of diamonds. When Harry returns with Uncle from his evening at the nightclub, Rita hides in the closet. Harry leaves the corpse in the hotel room, and goes gambling, followed by Miss Glick. Squinting from the closet, Rita can barely make out the shape of a man in a wheelchair. Can it be that she didn't kill her lover after all? Rita tucks away her unbecoming glasses, and steps out to face Tony Hendon. Harry Witherspoon is on a winning streak at the casino, when a livid Rita La Porta arrives. She has Uncle with her, as well as a gun. She has discovered that her lover is very dead indeed. And now she wants her money. Or Harry's life. ACT II Harry manages to break away from Rita, and he and Annabel grab Uncle and run. Rita's gun goes off accidentally and her brother tries to restrain her, but Rita turns the crowd on Vinnie, and escapes after Harry. Chaos ensues as Harry and Annabel try to hide from Rita and protect Uncle; in the fray, a drunken maid mistakes Uncle for the laundry and wheels him away. When Harry and Annabel discover him missing, they're frantic. If they can't find Uncle they'll lose everything! All around Monte Carlo, Annabel, Harry, Rita and Vinnie search for each other, the heart-shaped box and the missing corpse. During this sequence, Vinnie meets the shapely Dominique du Monaco, who is most interested in his search for the money. Exhausted and defeated, Annabel and Harry return to Harry's room. Uncle has vanished, and with him, their hopes. Harry will have to return to East Grinstead; and Annabel's beloved Dog Home will surely close. Harry and Annabel open a bottle of Uncle's champagne, and let down their guard. Harry has a horrible nightmare, in which everyone wears a dog's head, and tells him that he must return to his old life of cold stew, shoe-selling, and dogs. Waking up with a start, Harry is aghast to find himself in bed with Annabel Glick. They're both embarrassed, shy and hung over. But as Annabel starts to leave, the drunken maid enters, and returns Uncle. Harry and Annabel are jubilant, until the door opens again. And this time it's Rita La Porta, gun in hand. Rita now wears her glasses. She takes a close look at the corpse in the wheelchair and suddenly sees that this is not her lover, Tony Hendon, but a dead stranger! She whirls on Harry and Annabel, gun drawn ... In the nick of time, Luigi Gaudi comes to the rescue. But Luigi is not who he seems. He reveals that he is, in fact, Harry's Uncle Anthony, and he explains how the man in the chair was murdered and why Harry was dispatched to Monte Carlo. Uncle Anthony also reveals that the six million dollars in diamonds is actually sewn inside the corpse, and the heart-shaped box contains the heart of the dead man, whose last wish was that his heart be buried at sea.
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